Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-02
THE LEGISLATUhE.
Senate.

Senate.
MADISON Feb. 21.-Bills were int reduced
Providing that the question of the holding
of constitutional convention for the re-
vision of the constitution shall be voted on
by the people in 1888. This being the last
day for the introduction Of new business
the entire session was devoted to that pur-
pose.
MADISON, Feb. ga bill was passed to
authorize the expenditure of the appropri-
alton for the instruction of deaf mutes &C.
cording to the number of pupils contained
in any school. The original law appropri-
ated So, 900, only two-fifths OF which could
be expended in any one county.] The fol-
lowing bills were concurred in: AbolishiDg
the state board of immigration; providing
q register in probate for Rock County; le-
galizing the official acts of CORTLAND 2.
Larkin, q notary public OF Lincoln County.
MADISON, Feb. 23.-Several pc itions
were presented, praying for suffrage for
women and protesting against any change
in the contract prison labor system. The
bill was passed empowering James Quail to
improve Squaw Greek, in Lincoln Coun-
ty, for logging purposes, and Assem-
bly, bills were concurred in az fol-
lows: To allow the city OF Milwaukee,
to purchase horses and feed for the fire de-
ployes of the legislature; providing for the
purchase of $500 railroad maps by the
state. The bill providing for the purchase
by the state of certain number of copies
of Moses M. Strong's Territorial History
OF Wisconsin was indefinitely postponed.
MADISON, Feb. observation-disclosures were
presented against any change in the pres.
ent system of contract convict labor; also,
q petition opposing the creation of the
~ - in 20 IF
enjoying the privilege Of voting on local op-
ton by counties. Bills were passed.: Au-
thorizing G. T. Hammond and others to
erect and maintain dam across the Tom
ahawk River, in Lincoln County; to au-
thorize not less than twenty-five persons
OF any city, village or town, owning prop
erty valued at not less than $25, 900, to
organize for mutual insurance purposes.
MADISON, Feb. 25.-Bills were passed:
Amending the charter of the city of Merrill,
SO a to provide for the election of seven
school commissioners, instead OF the ap.
poiDtmenJ of five, as heretofore, as well as
othe changes; amending the charter of the
city of Neenah. The following bills were
moe finitely postponed: To detach certain
territory from Oneida County and attach
the same to Lincoln County; to provide
ior the appointment OF a clerk in probate
for the county court for Dane
County; relating to the limitation OF
actions; relating to lumber inspection dis.
,riet No. Is; relating to the foreclosure OF
chattel mortgages; prohibiting druggists
from selling Intoxicating liquor Of any kind
unlt IS on the written order of physician
that it is actually needed for medicinal
purposes; authorizing the purchase for the
State Historical Society OF the Payson
archaeological collections; eXempting from
taxation certain kinds of wagons; approp.
Rating $40, 900 to,Geo.. Wilson, wrongfully
imprisoned at Waupun for twenty years:
autho,izieg the purchase Of the W. T. Hen
ry meteorological collection for the State
University, for $4,000.
Assembly
MADISON, Feb. 21.-Among the many
bills introduced was one by Mr., Cunning
ham which provides for the establishment
prison, employing all the skilled la
Dor necessary and using the convict
labor-the text books for the schools of the
state to be 40 printed and sold at actual
cost, all under the supervision of q board
consisting OF the presidents OF normal
schools and others, who shall also compile
such books for publication. entire SEES.
sion was devoted to the introduction of
new business.
thorizing the employment oil additional
clerks and messengers in the Senate Was
concurred in. The following bills were
passed: Providing that constables of any
town shall impound all live stock, when q
majority of the electors OF the town shall
vote for the restraint of live stock; aIthor-
izing sheriffs to offer q maximum OF $500
reward for the apprehension Of any person
whose crime would subject him to maxi.
mum of five years imprisonment, pro-
yided either the county board, or the chair
man of that board-while the board is not
in session-sanction the offer; providing
that any person who shall enter an en-
closed fair ground and wantonly iDiure or
destroy any property therein, shall sub
ject himself to fine of $1O0 or one months
imprisonment; providing for the appoint
ment OF public administrators when ad-
illustrators, executors or guardians fail
to act; to further provide for the safety Of
factories and public buildings. 1t pro-
vides that any architect who shall
the erection OF any schoolhouse,
ing-house, or any other structure to be oc-
without providing in said plans the fire es-
capes and outward swinging doors now re-
quired by law, shall be guilty OF q INSIDE
meanor and on conviction thereof shall be
fined $25 for the first offense and 500 for
each subsequent offense. ANY person or
persons, body corporate, official or officials,
who shall erect or cause to be erected any
building named in this act without provid-
ing the FIRE escapes and outward swinging
doors, or who shall neglect to provide the
same as required by law, shall be guilty OF
O misdemeanor and upon conviction there
OF shall be fined $10O.1